Is Tompkins Elementary a good school?

Tompkins Elementary ranks 3874 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tompkins Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 658 students attended Tompkins Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tompkins Elementary?

Students at Tompkins Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 42% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Tompkins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tompkins Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Jacobsen Middle High : Tehachapi High

Tompkins Elementary

Summary:

Tompkins Elementary is a public elementary school located in Tehachapi, California, serving 642 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tompkins Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 11.7% in 2018-2019 to 50.3% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the nearby Cummings Valley Elementary (29.5%) and Golden Hills Elementary (40.4%). Academically, Tompkins Elementary's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments, is generally lower than the Tehachapi Unified School District and the state of California averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 33% of Tompkins Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 37.36% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Tompkins Elementary's proficiency rate was 25.76%, lower than the district's 22.79% and the state's 35.54%. Additionally, Tompkins Elementary's subgroups, such as female students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, have significantly lower rankings compared to their peers in the state.

Tompkins Elementary has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.6 in 2020-2021 to 23.7 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Cummings Valley Elementary (24.4) and Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy (11.5). These findings suggest that Tompkins Elementary may need to implement targeted strategies to improve student learning, address equity concerns, and close the achievement gap compared to the district and state.

Detail:

Public K-5

1120 South Curry St.
Tehachapi, CA 93561-2300

(661) 822-2170

District: Tehachapi Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3874^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,487

Students who attend Tompkins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacobsen Middle
High:	Tehachapi High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.3

Number of students: 658

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.8%

White:

42.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tompkins Elementary ranks worse than 66.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.74. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.8%), White (42.2%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Tehachapi Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tompkins Elementary is 25.3, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tompkins Elementary is $5,487, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Tehachapi Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tompkins Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tompkins Elementary 3874^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tompkins Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tehachapi Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Tehachapi Unified 920^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tompkins Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.71	2327^th	4809	51.6%
2005	44.50	2466^th	4822	48.9%
2006	44.66	2458^th	4818	49.0%
2007	49.06	2382^nd	5113	53.4%
2008	52.21	2253^rd	5113	55.9%
2009	48.17	2597^th	5193	50.0%
2010	32.84	3638^th	5314	31.5%
2011	34.76	3637^th	5377	32.4%
2012	39.47	3296^th	5390	38.8%
2013	36.13	3587^th	5530	35.1%
2015	30.77	3645^th	5611	35.0%
2016	32.75	3546^th	5614	36.8%
2017	36.45	3343^rd	5692	41.3%
2018	36.23	3392^nd	5662	40.1%
2019	36.23	3443^rd	5789	40.5%
2021	34.48	874^th	1417	38.3%
2022	38.06	3220^th	5883	45.3%
2023	41.53	3031^st	5874	48.4%
2024	30.74	3874^th	5862	33.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.66	1781^st	3246	45.1%
2019	34.37	2175^th	3275	33.6%
2022	37.37	2012^th	3311	39.2%
2024	45.75	1429^th	3160	54.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	36.28	1494^th	2634	43.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.02	3555^th	5084	30.1%
2019	42.82	2908^th	5173	43.8%
2021	29.65	823^rd	1110	25.9%
2022	34.61	3465^th	5264	34.2%
2023	25.39	4277^th	5374	20.4%
2024	18.20	4933^rd	5511	10.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.06	2828^th	5413	47.8%
2019	39.45	3143^rd	5492	42.8%
2021	36.23	755^th	1267	40.4%
2022	40.07	2993^rd	5635	46.9%
2023	41.14	2958^th	5617	47.3%
2024	26.73	4082^nd	5605	27.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.72	2109^th	2128	0.9%
2019	31.51	1709^th	2585	33.9%
2022	27.26	1620^th	2227	27.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.46	3660^th	5431	32.6%
2019	33.66	3486^th	5510	36.7%
2021	33.85	777^th	1272	38.9%
2022	35.85	3290^th	5663	41.9%
2023	41.88	2924^th	5650	48.2%
2024	35.38	3386^th	5636	39.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.15	3753^rd	4830	22.3%
2019	32.78	3498^th	4963	29.5%
2022	35.66	3242^nd	5084	36.2%
2023	32.98	3468^th	5098	32.0%
2024	24.22	4163^rd	5102	18.4%

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Rank History for White students at Tompkins Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.99	2237^th	2737	18.3%
2019	22.98	2322^nd	2834	18.1%
2022	30.43	2002^nd	2726	26.6%
2023	34.17	1879^th	2662	29.4%
2024	24.98	2089^th	2647	21.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Tompkins Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	447	18	6	71	2	n/a	n/a	544
1989	501	12	8	111	11	n/a	n/a	643
1990	703	16	5	113	8	n/a	n/a	845
1991	556	22	6	92	2	n/a	n/a	678
1992	555	17	9	142	7	n/a	n/a	730
1993	571	20	9	141	9	n/a	n/a	750
1994	557	24	10	161	12	n/a	n/a	764
1995	599	23	10	143	9	n/a	n/a	784
1996	599	23	10	143	9	n/a	n/a	784
1997	531	19	9	139	7	n/a	n/a	705
1998	500	24	10	143	10	n/a	n/a	687
1999	505	24	10	141	9	n/a	n/a	689
2000	458	19	11	146	6	n/a	n/a	640
2001	474	19	11	162	9	n/a	n/a	675
2002	391	19	14	154	8	n/a	n/a	586
2003	391	19	14	154	8	n/a	n/a	586
2004	352	20	12	204	7	n/a	n/a	595
2005	369	19	13	231	10	n/a	n/a	642
2006	349	13	14	247	5	n/a	n/a	628
2007	368	17	16	263	2	n/a	n/a	666
2008	392	10	16	276	9	n/a	n/a	703
2009	387	8	14	258	7	0	16	690
2010	319	12	14	246	6	1	111	709
2011	372	12	22	307	4	2	5	724
2012	366	16	13	304	9	1	4	713
2013	401	16	14	293	7	1	4	736
2014	379	10	14	311	4	0	8	726
2015	404	6	11	317	4	1	11	754
2016	387	7	7	305	4	1	28	739
2017	388	7	12	301	6	0	27	741
2018	389	6	15	309	3	0	27	749
2019	352	11	12	308	3	0	34	720
2020	325	10	11	299	2	2	35	684
2021	279	14	7	273	3	3	29	608
2022	273	12	7	291	2	2	29	616
2023	276	11	10	295	1	2	47	642
2024	278	10	8	308	0	3	51	658

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tompkins Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1989	643	20.0	32.1	n/a
1990	845	32.0	26.4	n/a
1991	678	31.0	21.8	n/a
1992	730	31.5	23.1	30.7
1993	750	30.0	25.0	34.1
1994	764	30.0	25.5	36.1
1995	784	31.5	24.9	35.8
1996	784	31.5	24.9	35.8
1997	705	30.5	23.1	0
1998	687	36.0	19.1	44
1999	689	35.0	19.7	45.4
2000	640	32.0	20.0	44.2
2001	675	33.5	20.1	44
2002	586	28.0	20.9	48
2003	586	28.0	20.9	48
2004	595	26.0	22.9	57
2005	642	27.0	23.8	49.4
2006	628	30.0	20.9	0
2007	666	30.6	21.8	47.7
2008	703	36.0	19.5	48.2
2009	690	34.0	19.7	42.9
2010	709	33.0	21.4	52.8
2011	724	n/a	n/a	46.7
2012	713	28.0	25.4	n/a
2013	736	26.1	28.1	51.2
2014	726	27.0	26.8	57.4
2015	754	28.0	26.9	50.4
2016	739	30.0	24.6	54.5
2017	741	20.7	35.6	51.8
2018	749	28.7	26.0	53.1
2019	720	26.7	26.8	55.6
2020	684	n/a	n/a	52
2021	608	29.4	20.6	44.7
2022	616	26.1	23.5	48.4
2023	642	27.0	23.7	43.5
2024	658	26.0	25.3	49.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tompkins Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1989	643	20.0	32.1	n/a
1990	845	32.0	26.4	n/a
1991	678	31.0	21.8	n/a
1992	730	31.5	23.1	30.7
1993	750	30.0	25.0	34.1
1994	764	30.0	25.5	36.1
1995	784	31.5	24.9	35.8
1996	784	31.5	24.9	35.8
1997	705	30.5	23.1	0
1998	687	36.0	19.1	44
1999	689	35.0	19.7	45.4
2000	640	32.0	20.0	44.2
2001	675	33.5	20.1	44
2002	586	28.0	20.9	48
2003	586	28.0	20.9	48
2004	595	26.0	22.9	57
2005	642	27.0	23.8	49.4
2006	628	30.0	20.9	0
2007	666	30.6	21.8	47.7
2008	703	36.0	19.5	48.2
2009	690	34.0	19.7	42.9
2010	709	33.0	21.4	52.8
2011	724	n/a	n/a	46.7
2012	713	28.0	25.4	n/a
2013	736	26.1	28.1	51.2
2014	726	27.0	26.8	57.4
2015	754	28.0	26.9	50.4
2016	739	30.0	24.6	54.5
2017	741	20.7	35.6	51.8
2018	749	28.7	26.0	53.1
2019	720	26.7	26.8	55.6
2020	684	n/a	n/a	52
2021	608	29.4	20.6	44.7
2022	616	26.1	23.5	48.4
2023	642	27.0	23.7	43.5
2024	658	26.0	25.3	49.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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